Kerry Lynch stepped into the role of editor of the&nbsp;Aviation International News&nbsp;monthly magazine in May 2022 after serving with&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;for eight years. She joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in December 2014 as a senior editor covering Washington and business aviation news. She has also served on Convention News teams, including as editor of&nbsp;HAI Convention News. Lynch previously spent 25 years with Aviation Week. During her time there, she reported for and later steered&nbsp;The Weekly of Business Aviation, oversaw business aviation content on the&nbsp;Aviation Week Intelligence Network, served on the&nbsp;Show News&nbsp;staff, and held roles as the Washington columnist for&nbsp;Business &amp; Commercial Aviation&nbsp;and&nbsp;Overhaul &amp; Maintenance&nbsp;monthly magazines. In 2021 she was honored with the National Business Aviation Association Platinum Wing Award for lifetime achievement in journalism and was the 2004 recipient of the National Air Transportation Association’s Aviation Journalism Excellence Award. She also has been a recipient of an Aerospace Media Award for business aviation (2022) and NBAA Gold Wing Award (2003, 2024). Lynch graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor of arts in journalism.

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Mainland China’s business aircraft continued to see erosion, down 4% year over year (YOY), but the country still accounts for the largest market share. Conversely, fleets increased for the second consecutive year in both Australia and India, coming in second and third, consecutively, with 214 and 168 aircraft, respectively.
But Southeast Asia led the net fleet growth in the region by volume last year, with the addition of 17 aircraft. This represented a 6.2% YOY increase, ASG reported. Further, the aircraft broker and data analyst believes the region is likely to pass the 300-aircraft milestone by year-end as Southeast Asian nations see growing tourism, charter, and private travel operations, along with high net-worth individuals.
South Asia followed in net fleet growth with 16 additions. This was a 9.5% increase, that came entirely from India. The region ranks fourth overall in fleet size in Asia-Pacific. Nations in Oceania collectively accounted for a net increase of three aircraft, or up by 1.2% with seven new deliveries and 15 preowned additions offsetting the 19 aircraft that were either retired, stored, or left the region.
East Asia experienced a net loss of one business aircraft to 103 in 2024, making it the smallest fleet in Asia-Pacific, while the Greater China region is down a net 21 aircraft on the year to 331. This was the biggest regional reduction, representing a 6% drop. &nbsp;

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